signet ring

American  

noun

1. a finger ring containing a small seal, one's initial, or the like.

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signet ring British  

noun

1. a finger ring bearing a signet

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Etymology

Origin of signet ring

First recorded in 1675–85

Example Sentences

Are you wearing a martini glass signet ring?

From Salon

“I try to make my pieces smooth and comfortable,” he said, holding a signet ring cast in sterling silver that he etched with a Japanese crest of a lotus flower.

From Los Angeles Times

The colorful intaglios — gems with incised carvings — likely fell out of signet rings worn by wealthy third-century bathers, and ended up trapped in the stone drains.

From New York Times

He proudly wore the family crest on a signet ring, but he was also mindful that his father had been accused of collaboration with the Nazis and his mother was “a former American exotic dancer.”

From Washington Post

She handed me a gold signet ring, and I didn't need to be an archaeologist to know it was ancient.

From Literature